Viasat · 2 months ago
Advanced Electronics – Advanced Microelectronics Team Lead - Viasat Government
Tempe, AZ
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$199K/yr - $314K/yr
10+ years expViasat, Inc. is on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world. They are seeking a highly skilled leader to head the Advanced Microelectronics engineering team, overseeing various engineering disciplines and ensuring alignment with business needs while promoting technical proficiency and career development.
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Responsibilities
People Management: Overseeing Performance, Development & Reward (PD&R) and engagement
Resource Management: Ensuring resources align with business needs
Financial Accountability: Meeting operating budgets, including indirect spending
Driving to meeting operational budgets (such as indirect spending)
Decision Optimization: Making choices this good for the engineers, good for the product/program teams and good for the government business
Technical Proficiency: Skilled in developing intricate RF and Microwave IC designs, proven track record as a technical lead on IC design projects, adept at mentoring and fostering the growth of IC design engineers, and experienced in supporting business development through proposal creation
Organizational Design: Contributing to ongoing Development Engineering organizational design adjustments as VGOV evolve
Leadership and Management: Leading a dispersed team of high-caliber engineers and engineering managers, ensuring the development of skills and competencies to meet current and future commitments
Staffing and Hiring: Meeting IC design, packaging, and IC prober staffing needs by finding suitable internal candidates and supporting external recruiting efforts
Engineering Maturity and Process Improvement: Promoting the continuous improvement of engineering processes in line with industry best practices
Performance Management: Ensuring effective performance management and recognition across the team
Career Development & Mentoring: Setting clear expectations for engineers and managers, supporting engineers in career and technical growth, and mentoring managers and engineers
Technical Contributions: Take on the role of technical lead and/or design engineer, support business development with proposals, and be a strong technical resource for engineers and product/program teams
Qualification
Required
10+ years of proven leadership experience with engineering teams and supervisors
Experience working with Viasat's Space, Mission, and Systems business, Commercial Space Business, and Multi-Function Systems business
Experience working with advanced RF, phase-array, V-band, and space electronics
The ability to think strategically, and turn strategy into actions that deliver meaningful results
Bachelor's degree of Science in Electrical Engineering or related field
Location: Onsite in Tempe, AZ
Preferred
Analytical mindset with a knack for using data to drive informed decisions
Absolute integrity and trustworthiness
Benefits
A range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
Company
Viasat
Viasat is a global communications company that offers satellite services.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.16BKey Investors
UK Space AgencyNASA
2025-11-21Grant· $1.15M
2024-09-09Post Ipo Debt· $1.98B
2023-09-13Post Ipo Debt· $733.4M
Leadership Team
Andy Lincoln
Chief Engineer
Don Buchman
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